13:49 local: Easy win in the end for Lancashire. A target to 91 didn't look too tall on first sighting but proved to be. Lahore Qalandars went too hard and lost wickets, ironically choking themselves looking for quick runs. James Anderson was wicketless in the one over he bowled but has saved himself to go full monty in the final, that'll be played later in the day. Join us for the other games today, ta-ta!

9.6

Lamb to Raza Ali, FOUR, Lancashire into the final! Late, late glide past the keeper from Dar this

Lamb to Ameer Hamza, no run, veering in and raps the pads in the process. No lbw shout there; going down

9.2

Lamb to Raza Ali, 1 run, outside off, drags the pull to long-on

Anderson kept in cottonwrap here

9.1

Lamb to Ameer Hamza, 1 run, allows the ball to dip and then digs it out to long-on

Danny Lamb [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

8.6

Bailey to Ameer Hamza, 1 run, waits and cuts to deep cover. 30 needed off the last over

8.5

Bailey to Raza Ali, 1 run, worked round the corner

8.4

Bailey to Raza Ali, FOUR, now this short ball doesn't rise enough for a pull shot, something Dar was shaping for. So he ducks and scoop-swipes it through fine leg while doing so. Would have cleared short fine, had there been one

8.3

Bailey to Raza Ali, no run, slower short ball, Dar is way early into the pull here

Anderson to Taimour Mirza, 1 run, full on the pads, turned to mid-wicket

James Anderson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Bailey to Zia, no run, makes room and jabs it to cover

0.5

Bailey to Zia, no run, gets low and drags the heave-ho to mid-on

0.4

Bailey to Zia, 2 runs, hacked round the corner

0.3

Bailey to Zia, no run, full and swinging across, blocked

0.2

Bailey to Zia, FOUR, heaved behind square leg. Through the fielder's dive in the deep

0.1

Bailey to Zia, no run, full ball from over the wicket, defends it with a closed bat face hurriedly

Zia and Taimour Mirza are at the crease. Zia is on strike. Bailey will open the attack

Welcome back. All in readiness. Here we go!

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12:55 Local time: Lahore Qalandars will be pretty pleased with their effort. If they win, they are through to the final. A solid batting display from the top 6 will be the key. In games like these, you never know. Be back in 10...

9.6

Sultan to Lamb, byes, 1 run, swings and misses, they go through for a bye

9.5

Sultan to Lamb, FOUR, flicked away off the pads to the fine leg fence

Danny Lamb, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.4

Sultan to Procter, out Procter Run Out!! 1 run completed. Pulls to deep mid-wicket and looks for a non-existent second. The throw was spot on at the batting end. Procter was way short. Procter run out (Raza Ali/ Ameer Hamza) 21(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Sultan to Procter, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

9.3

Sultan to Josh Bohannon, 1 run, in the airrrrrr and safe, Josh Bohannon wasn't watching the ball properly, he went across a long way outside the off-stump, but the ball was well outside off, he played the shot from there and pulled it to the left of backward square, the fielder runs to his left and fumbles slightly, the duo thought of coming back for the second run, but decided against it

Josh Bohannon, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.2

Sultan to J Clark, out Caught by Ameer Hamza!! Short ball, razors past Clark's top-edge as he seeks to pull, looks like it may have missed the bat. But the umpire doesn't think so. Raises his finger almost belatedly. Clark doesn't look impressed. J Clark c Ameer Hamza b Sultan 13(9) [6s-1]

Sultan to J Clark, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

9.1

Sultan to J Clark, 2 runs, shuffles and top-edges the scoop, third man sprints to his left and makes a fine stop near the boundary triangles

Ehtisham Sultan [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

8.6

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, no run, a swing and a miss outside off

8.5

Mohammad Irfan to J Clark, 1 run, drilled straight down the ground

8.4

Mohammad Irfan to J Clark, SIX, short ball, muscled over mid-wicket

8.3

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, 1 run, powered away into the leg-side

8.2

Mohammad Irfan to J Clark, 1 run, crashed to deep cover

8.2

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, 2 wides, well wide of off, the keeper fumbles

Usman Qadir to Procter, 1 run, jumps out and drives fluently to long-on

7.3

Usman Qadir to J Clark, 1 run, off the mark with a single to long-on

7.2

Usman Qadir to J Clark, no run, slider, pushes Clark on the back foot, flicks and misses, might have gone down leg

Jordan Clark, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.1

Usman Qadir to Rob Jones, out Lbw!! Poor shot selection. It was coming straight with the angle and Rob Jones decides to try something out of the box, attempts the reverse sweep and gets beaten completely. Plumb in front. Abdul Qadir would be proud of that. Rob Jones lbw b Usman Qadir 0(1)

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, SIX, smoked. Gifts a gentle length delivery right in the slot and Procter puts his long levers to use in admonishing it well over cow corner

3.5

Mohammad Irfan to Karl Brown, 1 run, full, dipping in on the boots. Helped away with a wrist through mid-wicket

Looks pretty serious this ankle injury. After a lengthy examination and the spray treatment, he is being helped off the ground. Seems really nasty

3.4

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, 3 runs, manages to guide his top edge over the keeper's head. A strange looking slide at the fence - and Anwar giving it the chase looks to have twisted his ankle, thanks to the very damp outfield. Out comes the magic spray

3.3

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, no run, behind and keeps it out with a push

3.2

Mohammad Irfan to Procter, no run, a squared up beat. Keeps slanting across and Procter in an attempt to have a feel jabs his bat out. Misses big time

3.1

Mohammad Irfan to Karl Brown, 1 run, a jumpy shuffle and a fence behind point

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, 1 run, nipping back in. With a slowed up finger roller too. Stabbed away into the off-side

2.4

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, no run, smarty done. Yamin on spotting the charge down bangs it in short and gets it to follow the batsman too. A cramped up keep out in the end

2.3

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, no run, a swing. And a miss. With his feet going nowhere, Brown decides to wield his flashy blade with some sort of an airy drive. Not even close to the edge

2.2

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, 2 runs, a chippy whip. In the yawning gaps around mid-wicket

2.1

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, 2 runs, through a diving extra cover. Gets well up and presents it the full bat face in punching it through the line

2.1

Aamer Yamin to Karl Brown, wide, a wasted effort. Down leg and gaining further in the angle as it keeps tailing

1.6

Raza Ali to Procter, no run, on the shorter side again. Procter, after his walk across tries another one of his flamingo like glances. Swishes in thin air

1.5

Raza Ali to Procter, no run, turning in cramping him for room. Ties him up

Karl Brown, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.4

Raza Ali to Livingstone, out Caught by Saif Badar!! Keeps swinging. But this time to fine long-on. Looks to deposit another in the stands with his lofted drive into the wind. Hardly gets close, toe-ends big time and has to walk back. Livingstone c Saif Badar b Raza Ali 17(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

Raza Ali to Livingstone, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

1.3

Raza Ali to Livingstone, 2 runs, spots the batsman on the move downwards again and shortens his length compulsively. Knocked away into the on-side

1.2

Raza Ali to Livingstone, SIX, a floater. Massive flight on offer and Livingstone isn't in a forgiving mood. Chips down, gets right close and tonks it high and mighty over the bowler's head

1.1

Raza Ali to Livingstone, no run, a glide using the depth of the crease. Cannot get the bat to connect with his glance

Raza Ali Dar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

0.6

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, 1 run, stands up, gets on top of the bounce and tucks it in front of square

0.5

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, 2 runs, full, wide and in the blockhole. Sliced away through point with a squeeze

0.5

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, no ball, FOUR, and overstep. Livingstone swivels and unleashes a fierce swish going across the line. The muggy outfield cannot stop this

0.5

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, wide, on the shorter side and swinging away further. Too wide and the umpire stretches

0.4

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, no run, on the shorter side and coming back in. Livingstone looks to stand and dispatch it around with a swat. Misses and takes the blow on his thig pad

0.3

Aamer Yamin to Livingstone, 2 runs, The Lancs are off an running. With a whip through mid-wicket

Liam Livingstone, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.2

Aamer Yamin to Alex Davies, out Caught by Nauman Anwar!! A real innocuous delivery. Way too short and flirting around with the tramline. Davies throws his hands at it with a slash and gets a thick outside edge flying down the throat of third man perched for that very purpose. Alex Davies c Nauman Anwar b Aamer Yamin 0(2)

Aamer Yamin to Alex Davies, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

0.1

Aamer Yamin to Alex Davies, no run, swing right up. Gives the length for the cut but just not the width with the ball tailing back in sharply. Under the flashy cut

Alex Davies and Procter are at the crease. Alex Davies is on strike. Aamer Yamin will open the attack

11:30 Local Time: "Both matches that were scheduled to begin at 10:30 will begin at 12:00. Matches will be 10 overs per side," courtesy Emirates Twenty20. The toss is scheduled for 11:40 am

11:00 Local Time: "Rain continues in Dubai at the #EmiratesT20, so play remains delayed. The next review will be at circa 12:00 UAE time," comes the news from the Emirates Twenty20 twitter handle. Okay, we wait some more.

10:25 Local Time: Pretty disappointing news coming in. The ground has takes a serious beating with all the rain and the lightning.

The weather at the moment at the ground isn't promising. With a light drizzle going around, we are very likely in for a delayed start.

Welcome to another English-Pakistani clash. Two teams coming off pretty impressive wins. In a contest where everything is at stake. A final lap to seal a spot for the night encounter. The points table is already pretty messed up after the three games we had yesterday. Wouldn't hurt to get it further complicated. The toss, teams and everything that follows in a bit..